Shloka 3
Jayadratha Approaches Draupadī in the Forest
Hospitality, Persuasion, and Reproach
Devanagari script
प्राय: प्रधाना: पुरुषा: क्षोभयन्त्यरिवाहिनीम्
Transliteration
prāyaḥ pradhānāḥ puruṣāḥ kṣobhayanty arivāhinīm
Translation
Karna said: “More often than not, it is the foremost men—those of commanding ability and resolve—who throw an enemy host into confusion.”
Word by Word
प्रायःgenerally, for the most part
प्रायः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रायस्
FormAvyaya (indeclinable adverb)
प्रधानाḥchief, prominent
प्रधानाḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रधान
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
पुरुषाḥmen, persons
पुरुषाḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
क्षोभयन्तिagitate, throw into turmoil
क्षोभयन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootक्षुभ्
FormPresent tense (laṭ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural; causative (ṇic)
अरिवाहिनीम्the enemy army
अरिवाहिनीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअरिवाहिनी
FormFeminine, accusative, singular
Speaker
कर्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KarnaE
enemy army (arivāhinī)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes